Engineering Manager, Kit (Formerly ConvertKit)
Ruby on Rails, React
$182-207k
+ Profit Sharing & Kit Equity
React
Ruby on Rails
Senior and Expert level
Remote in US
More information about location
Email-first operating system for creators
Open for applications
Email-first operating system for creators
21-100 employees
B2BMarketingContentCommunicationDigital MediaSaaSeCommerce
Open for applications
$182-207k
+ Profit Sharing & Kit Equity
React
Ruby on Rails
Senior and Expert level
Remote in US
More information about location
21-100 employees
B2BMarketingContentCommunicationDigital MediaSaaSeCommerce
Company mission
To help creators grow and earn a living.
Role
Who you are
- We're looking for experienced people managers who have hands-on experience tackling technical challenges in software engineering
- At least 3-5 years of experience in a technical leadership role, and at least 5 years of prior experience writing production code in Ruby on Rails
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills. This role is primarily about communicating with others and facilitating amazing work getting done
- Prior experience working in or managing distributed, remote teams
- Be committed to building a diverse engineering team that serves as a role model for the software industry
- Have the ability to foster both high performance and a high degree of psychological safety on the team. This requires strong empathy, communication, and listening skills to understand and advocate for the needs of the team
- Be comfortable delivering constructive feedback to drive individual growth and fostering productive conflict to seek out the best and most diverse ideas to reach the best solutions for customers
- Be autonomous and self-motivated to work effectively in a 100% remote company
- Have enthusiasm for and belief in our mission, vision, and values
- Live and work primarily in US time zones
- Attend our bi-annual company retreats
What the job involves
- We're hiring two engineering managers
- At Kit, we're all about building a unique engineering culture that values emotional intelligence and encourages honesty. We believe in working together as a team to uphold a shared set of principles
- As an Engineering Manager, you'll have the opportunity to work closely with Engineering and Product leadership, Tech Leads, the Product Team, and other Engineering Managers to define and achieve goals
- You’ll lead a full stack team of developers responsible for building out new analytics functionality for our users and improving our compliance and security systems
- We're looking for someone who shares our passion for building a small, efficient, and bootstrapped team that's always dedicated to serving the creator community. If you're excited about contributing to this vision and building upon it, we'd love to hear from you!
- Cultivate an environment where team members are empowered and demonstrate a strong sense of ownership and belonging
- Be an unblocker for members of the teams you manage
- Level up your team through feedback, educational opportunities, personal growth, mentorship, performance management, and promoting psychological safety,
- Drive the execution of work, and hold the team accountable to scoped commitments
- Place your squad’s work in the context of business goals, and track and measure your team’s progress while helping to define learning objectives for each of your reports
- Play a crucial role in owning and defining good processes not only within your team, but also across engineering and with cross-functional partners
- Represent technical considerations and engineering interests with fellow managers and with the executive team
Application process
- We know that most people hate interviewing (we relate!). We aim to make it as good of an experience as we can, and part of that includes keeping you informed during the process
- Here’s what you can expect from the process:
- 30 min - Recruiter screen
- 45 min - Hiring Manager screen
- 90 min - Working session with the team
- 60 min - Culture Contribution Chat
- 30 min- Wrap up with Hiring Manager
- To get started, complete this application, including answers to the questions on the next page. We read every single application, and your responses to our application questions help put your experience into context
Our take
Kit, formerly ConvertiKit was founded in 2013 to help online creators and bloggers make money through email marketing. The company has amassed more than 550,000 creators that reach 590+ million fans.
Following a boost to email marketing engagement rates, Kit’s strong existing network put it in a good position to take advantage of it. Add to that the increasing shift towards eCommerce, and the company’s offering is increasingly looking like a smart solution for content creators looking to monetize.
Kit’s acquisition of musician marketing platform FanBridge sees the platform scooping up musicians looking to explore alternative revenue streams online following the pandemic throttling of tours and live gigs. With plans to add Spotify and BandsInTown integrations, as well as ‘tip jars’, this is an interesting direction to see the email marketing company expand into.
Freddie
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
Few candidates hear
back within 2 weeks
19% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Company benefits
- Vacation time: 4 weeks of paid vacation plus 10 paid holidays a year
- Health: Excellent health, vision, and dental benefits. 2 weeks of paid sick leave per year, including mental health days
- Profit sharing bonus: We celebrate our hard work and success with twice yearly profit sharing distributions
- Parental leave: 12 weeks paid leave for all caregivers, plus flexible scheduling in your child's first year
- Supportive leave: We're here to support you when life takes a turn. You'll have up to 6 weeks (each) of paid bereavement leave, medical leave and natural disaster leave
- 401K: 401k match of up to 5% of your salary to help you save for the future
- Vacation bonus: We'll help pay for your trip with a $1,000 yearly "paid paid vacation" bonus
- Learning budget: Use your annual Learning & Development budget to buy books and courses to keep your skills sharp
- Yearly conference: We'll pay for your registration and travel expenses to the conference of your choice each year
- Team retreats: The team gathers twice a year in-person for fantastic team retreats where we strategize, connect and bond
- Equipment: $4,000 equipment allowance upon joining the team and then $3,000 every two years after that
Company values
- Teach everything you know – We teach everything we know for the benefit of creators and the broader tech industry. We encourage our community to do the same
- Create every day – Our best days are the ones when we create. Every person on the team is a creator and can roll up their sleeves to help build a better product and company. We believe consistent progress every day leads to incredible results
- Work in public – We share everything from our soaring successes to our epic failures because it helps us learn together. Besides, if we aren’t willing to sign our names to our work and put it into the world, we’ll never truly reach our potential
- Default to generosity – We make an impact by generously serving others. We’re a team of people who care deeply about one another, the creator community, and the wider world around us
- Creator success is our success – Every project we choose, every feature we build, every story we tell — they should all tie back to helping creators succeed. When creators grow their audiences, earn a living, and support their families, we all win
- Do it with excellence – When we choose to do something, we set the bar high. We iterate our way to excellence. When we can’t, we say no. When we say yes, we go all in to reach our potential. We have fun while doing the best work of our lives
Company HQ
Downtown, Boise, ID
Leadership
Nathan Barry
(Founder & CEO)Studied Marketing and Graphic Design at Boise State University and worked as a freelance software designer. Worked as Senior UX Designer at Unity Media Group. Also founded iOS and web applications design company Legend.
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